The #1 song on August 27, 1956

Don't Be Cruel By Elvis Presley

Other #1 songs on August 27, 1956

UK #1 Song

Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
Doris Day

#1 R&B Song

Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2)
Bill Doggett

#1 Country Song

I Walk the Line
Johnny Cash

Notable August 27 birthdays in the 1950s

Buddy Bell
Baseball Player
Born August 27, 1951
Guy Hands
Entrepreneur
Born August 27, 1959
Paul Reubens
TV Actor
Born August 27, 1952
Michael Wolff
Journalist
Born August 27, 1953
Diana Scarwid
Movie Actress
Born August 27, 1955
Charles Fleischer
Comedian
Born August 27, 1950